text_original: He appreciated the truth that a statesman must lead while seeming to follow — a truth which applies equally to all forms of government Wolsey was re  sponsible to no one but the king, and so had a better opportunity than has a statesman who serves a demo  cracy to obtain permission to carry out a consecutive policy.
text_transcription: HE APPRECIATED THE TRUTH THAT A STATESMAN MUST LEAD WHILE SEEMING TO FOLLOW A TRUTH WHICH APPLIES EQUALLY TO ALL FORMS OF GOVERNMENT WOLSEY WAS RESPONSIBLE TO NO ONE BUT THE KING AND SO HAD A BETTER OPPORTUNITY THAN HAS A STATESMAN WHO SERVES A DEMOCRACY TO OBTAIN PERMISSION TO CARRY OUT A CONSECUTIVE POLICY
phonemes: hiː ɐpɹˈiːʃɪˌeɪɾᵻd ðə tɹˈuːθ ðˌæɾə stˈeɪtsmən mˈʌst lˈiːd wˌaɪl sˈiːmɪŋ tə fˈɑːloʊ — ɐ tɹˈuːθ wˌɪtʃ ɐplˈaɪz ˈiːkwəli tʊ ˈɔːl fˈɔːɹmz ʌv ɡˈʌvɚnmənt wˈɑːlsi wʌz ɹˌiː spˈɑːnsᵻbəl tə nˈoʊwˈʌn bˌʌt ðə kˈɪŋ, ænd sˌoʊ hæd ɐ bˈɛɾɚɹ ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾi ðɐn hɐz ɐ stˈeɪtsmən hˌuː sˈɜːvz ɐ dˈɛmoʊ kɹəsˈaɪ tʊ əbtˈeɪn pɚmˈɪʃən tə kˈæɹi ˈaʊt ɐ kənsˈɛkjuːtˌɪv pˈɑːlɪsi.